Is upper and lower jaw surgery considered a bilateral procedure? My understanding of a bilateral procedure is on each side of the body.Thank you, Shauna

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Is upper and lower jaw surgery considered a bilateral procedure? My understanding of a bilateral procedure is on each side of the body.Thank you, Shauna

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No it is not considered bilateral...however you would have two codes one for the maxillary and one for the mandibular. If the jaw sugery was performed on both upper and lower, right and left sides then you would have a bilateral upper and lower jaw surgery.

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